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Deaths In July 2018
The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2018. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. July 2018 1 *Armando, 88, Dutch artist. * Bruce Baker, 72, American geneticist. *Amos Cardarelli, 86, Italian footballer (Roma, Internazionale, national team). *Roy Carr, 73, British music journalist (''NME'', '' Vox''), heart attack. *François Corbier, 73, French songwriter and television presenter, cancer. *Bozhidar Dimitrov, 72, Bulgarian historian, heart attack. *Brad Dye, 84, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi (1980–1992). *Ayanna Dyette, 32, Trinidadian volleyball player, cervical cancer. *Dick Feagler, 79, American journalist (''The Plain Dealer''), playwright, and television personality (WKYC, WEWS). *Peter Firmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando (artist)
: ''For the online writer/blogger, see Daily Kos.'' Armando (18 September 1929 – 1 July 2018), born Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, was a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer. Biography Armando was born in Amsterdam, and as child moved to Amersfoort. There he saw, during the German occupation of the Netherlands, how the Nazis set up a "transition camp" for prisoners who were to be sent to concentration camps. The suffering of the victims and the cruelty of the Nazi camp guards, so near his home, influenced him for the rest of his life. After the liberation (1945), he studied art history at the University of Amsterdam. His first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Le Canard, Amsterdam, in 1954. At this time he also started to write poetry. He was influenced by the CoBrA art group, and made abstract drawings—with his left hand, in the dark. He was also influenced by Jean Dubuffet and Jean Fautrier, producing thickly impastoed paintings. In 1958 he was one of the founding members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noggin The Nog
''Noggin the Nog'' is a fictional character appearing in a TV series (of the same name, originally broadcast 1959–1965 and 1982) and a series of illustrated books (published 1965–1977), created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin. The TV series is considered a cult classic from the golden age of British children's television. Noggin himself is the simple, kind and unassuming “King of the Northmen” in a roughly Viking-age setting, with various fantastic elements such as dragons, flying machines and talking birds. Peter Firmin is said to have come up with the name of Noggin after travelling on the London Underground and seeing Neasden tube station, which made him think "Noggin". Some of the original artwork for the series is on display at the Canterbury Heritage Museum#Rupert Bear Museum, Rupert Bear Museum. The appearance of the characters was influenced by that of the Lewis chessmen in the British Museum. Plot and characters The stories were based around the central char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Petris
Gianfranco Petris (; 30 August 1936 – 1 July 2018) was an Italian footballer who played as a forward. Club career Petris played for several clubs, including Treviso, Triestina, Fiorentina, Lazio and Polisportiva Trani. International career Petris made his debut for Italy in 1958. He earned 4 caps between 1958 and 1963, scoring 1 goal. Honours ;Fiorentina * Coppa Italia: 1960–61 References External links Player profilefrom Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It ... website * * 1936 births 2018 deaths Italian men's footballers Italy men's international footballers Serie A players Serie B players SS Lazio players Treviso FBC 1993 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players ACF Fiorentina players Men's association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bata
Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *"Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television *Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People *Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters *Roman (surname), including a list of people named Roman or Romans *Ῥωμα� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anacleto Sima Ngua
Anacleto Sima Ngua (2 June 1936 – 1 July 2018) was an Equatoguinean Roman Catholic bishop. Sima Ngua was born in Equatorial Guinea and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. Sima Ngua served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bata Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ..., Equatorial Guinea, from 1983 to 2002. Notes 1936 births 2018 deaths Equatoguinean Roman Catholic bishops Equatoguinean Roman Catholics Roman Catholic bishops of Bata {{africa-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Muppet Show
''The Muppet Show'' is a sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and featuring the Muppets. The series originated as two television pilot, pilot episodes produced by Henson for American Broadcasting Company, ABC in 1974 and 1975. While neither episode was moved forward as a series and other networks in the United States rejected Henson's proposals, British producer Lew Grade expressed enthusiasm for the project and agreed to co-produce ''The Muppet Show'' for the British channel Associated Television, ATV. Five seasons, totalling 120 episodes, were broadcast on ATV and other ITV (TV network), ITV franchises in the United Kingdom and in later Broadcast syndication#First-run syndication in the U.S., first-run syndication in the US from 1976 to 1981. The programme was produced and recorded at ATV Elstree Studios, England. ''The Muppet Show'' is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with plotlines taking place back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cats (musical)
''Cats'' is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based upon the 1939 poetry collection ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' by T. S. Eliot. It tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make the "Jellicle choice" by deciding which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. As of 2022, ''Cats'' remains the fourth-longest-running Broadway show and the seventh-longest-running West End show. Lloyd Webber began setting Eliot's poems to music in 1977, and the compositions were first presented as a song cycle in 1980. Producer Cameron Mackintosh then recruited director Trevor Nunn and choreographer Gillian Lynne to turn the songs into a complete musical. ''Cats'' opened to positive reviews at the New London Theatre in the West End in 1981 and then to mixed reviews at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in 1982. It won numerous awards including Best Musical at both the Laurence Olivier and Tony Awards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Of The Opera (1986 Musical)
''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart (lyricist), Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 The Phantom of the Opera, French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it tells the story of a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Palais Garnier, Paris Opéra House. The musical opened in London's West End theatre, West End in 1986 and on Broadway theatre, Broadway in New York in 1988, in a production directed by Harold Prince and starring English classical soprano Sarah Brightman (Lloyd Webber's then-wife) as Christine Daaé, and Michael Crawford as the Phantom. It won the 1986 Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, with Crawford winning the Olivier and Tony for Best Actor in a Musical. A The Phantom of the Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Lynne
Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, ''Cats'' and '' The Phantom of the Opera''. At age 87, she was made a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 New Year Honours List. The New London Theatre, where the original West End production of ''Cats'' played, was officially renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2018. This made Lynne the first non-royal woman to have a West End theatre named after her. Early life and education Gillian Barbara Pyrke was born in Bromley, Kent, and was a precocious dance talent from an early age, teaming with her childhood friend Beryl Grey while still at school, and dancing to blot out the tragedy of the violent death of her mother on 8 July 1939 in Coventry (as a result of a car crash alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Hillsboro, Oregon
List of mayors of Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, arranged chronologically by term. Mayors See also * List of mayors of places in Oregon This is a list of mayors of the 25 largest cities in Oregon. See also * List of mayors of Bend, Oregon * List of mayors of Eugene, Oregon * List of mayors of Hillsboro, Oregon * List of mayors of Milwaukie, Oregon * List of mayors of Portla ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mayors Of Hillsboro Hillsboro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Huffman
Shirley Todd Huffman (August 30, 1928 – July 1, 2018) was an American politician and legal secretary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Raised in Dayton, Oregon, she settled in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she served on the city council before serving two terms as mayor from 1985 to 1993. During her time as mayor, plans for the Westside Light Rail were approved, with Huffman receiving credit for the extension into downtown Hillsboro. After leaving office, she served on the board of directors of TriMet and as a development coordinator for the city. Early life Shirley Todd was born on August 30, 1928, in Bowdle, South Dakota. Shirley met Thomas A. Huffman when growing up in Dayton, Oregon, when both were seven years old. They married in 1949 and had two children, son Tom Jr. and daughter Julie. The Huffmans moved to Hillsboro in 1954 after Thomas graduated from Willamette University College of Law in Salem. Tom had been a student of later U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield, who taught at Willamett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Hillman
Gordon Hillman (20 July 1943 – 1 July 2018) was a British archaeobotanist and academic at the UCL Institute of Archaeology. He has been described as "a pivotal figure in the development of archaeobotany at the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, hothrough his research, publications and teaching had a major influence on the field worldwide." Early life and education Hillman was born in Hailsham, East Sussex to Joyce (née Connett) and Albert Hillman on 20 July 1943. He was interested in plants from an early age; his father owned Knights, a local plant nursery. After leaving school, he worked as a field studies assistant at Alston Moor, Cumbria, and then at the Natural History Museum in London from 1960 to 1965. After studying agricultural botany at Reading University, in 1969 he went to Mainz in Germany to study archaeobotany with Maria Hopf. Fieldwork Hillman's research was underpinned by long periods of botanical and archaeological fieldwork. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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